How to see it
HIP 90505 has a visual magnitude of about 8.31: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 90505: right ascension 18h 28m 5s, declination −24° 33′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).
Catalog context
HIP 90505. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 90505, HD 169937, Gaia DR3 4077306260513995776. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4077306260513995776
- HIP
- 90505
- HD
- 169937
- gaia_dr3
- 4077306260513995776
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4077306260513995776
- HD 169937
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.31